River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-13
AROUND THE STATE.

The State University opened for the
winter term Jan. >. at Madison.
Governor Rusk has appointed Jacob
Jewell, of Rhinelander. coroner for
Oneida county.
The recount of the vote on the county
seat question in Pepim county shows a
majority Of 500 for Dnrand.
Charles Hanson. of Rio. aged Is.
jumped from moving train AID f.li
under the cars. One Of his legs was
simply fractured in the bone. while the
other was not only broken. but 50 bad
II smashed that amputation viii be
necessary if he seems likely To survive
his injuries
During the past ten wears Dane
County has sent 81 males and fcplaleS
TO the state penitentiary; the longest
sentence was ten years and the shortest
eight months; the youngestwas Il Years
OF age, the oldest 81: twenty-ome were
American born aud 20 foreign born.
The next annual meeting Of the Wis
conSin Bee-keeperS' association win he
held Al Madison in connection with the
Farmers convention the Sd of Fehru-
AIRY. 1t was deemed advisable EF the
bee-keepers Of the state 70 hold their
meeting at that time, because 50 many
of the members of the Agricultural so
ciety are interested in bee-kecpipg
The State Board of Superv vision re-
port the following as the expenses for
December OF the institutions named
State hospital for the insane. SS.335.lj
northern hospital for the insane. s.
4l+.S2; school for the deaf s.. 1850:
school for the blind, Sl.434.6s; indus
trial school for boys. $6.0so. IL: state
prison, S4.Sl9.39, state public school.
81 ,699.94; total. $34. 22o.72
John Lof>trane, a home.teader re-
siding near Mason shot Hans Heard
line, the man living 30 hour. after.
Lofstrane CAV, himself up and an
examination before Justice Flanders
resulted in his being discharged the
shooting being done III self-defense
whel, he was set upon by the deceased
and his brother
The salaries Of the various state. Oil
GERS are a follows: Governor. -. 600:
secretary of state. s.. 900: state treas
urer. 5000; attorney general S. .000
state superintendent. 81. 200 tin adj
dition 10 81 800 for travelling expenses
and 81 900 for clerk hire); railroad
commissioner. $1,000; commission
er of insurance. fee, not exceeding
ing $4,000.
Avagrant Of Hungarian nationality.
undertook to commit suicide in the
Madison Jail, by punctmin@ his stomach
with a darning needle. Ii is said that
he had three of the needles IN III, cap
when he was incarcerated il is believed
two of them are in his body. lie h.,d
prepared a note written with blood. in
| the Hungarian language. bat no one
could read it. Il is not likely the man
viii live
| The Wisconsin Short-Horn breeders
| association and the Wisconsin Sheep
Breeders and Wool-Growcr> a-,ocia-
ton will meet in Madison At n m, Of
/ Feb. ?, and the Wisconsin Swine
Breeders association ut $ a. m. of Feb.
). 4 State Dairymen' convention
will be ield at Sparta, Feb e-Io. and
the State Horticultural society i,
booked to meet IT WaukeSha. ch. Il
and Is.
The 23d al nual meeting Of the State
Historical Society was held on tile eth.
I The report of the executive committee
showed that Il e library contains 10000
volumes and pamphlets, 1900 being
added within the past year in every de-
partment. The Museum and Art Gal
/ iery SOCIETIES collections are making
proportionate rapid growth. john 4.
Rice, Of Waukesha county, was elected
president, and F. T. Proudlit. Of Madi-
/ son, treasurer.
4 Chicago paper relates that on the
4th rs ID. +. Davis Of the Madison firm
Of +. 7. Davis q Co, was that evening
on his way to the Michigan Central de-
pot he wa, assaulted ny a tough. who
attempted to rob him Of his money. Dir.
Davis is a large, powerful man, and he
handled his a>sailant in aliyely manner.
The tough drew a revolver. but Mr..
Davis disarmed him before ht could use
it. The tough ran away, leaving his re-
yolyer behind him.
The personal residences Of the new
corps of state officers is stated as fol
lows: Gov. Rusk will continue to make
his residence in Madison, and Lieuten-
ant Governor Ryland iii Lancaster.
Secretary Of Safe Timme will make his
home In Kcnosha: Treasurer Harshaw
will retain his residence in Oshkosh
Attorney General Eastbrouk viii reside
ut Manitowoc; State Superintendent
FVF
missioner Check. at Baraboo; Railroad
Commissioner Peterson, at soldier
Grove: Assistant Treasurer Har>haw
and Bookkeeper Patton will continue
to make their homes in Oshkosh